The ship, with the new engine, which is supported by the Dark Abyss Gem, is moving quicker than ever. Compared it to the fastest speed that a normal engine can use, is slower than an optimal speed used by a Dark Abyss Gem. And it could go a lot faster if the Gem is bigger. But, I don't need to go that fast because I need the Gem for my weapon as well...
Anyway... It's not that fact that I wanted to focus right now.
I sat on the bed in the Medical Station, waiting for the countdown of the siblings that I saved from the wreckage... They're going to gain consciousness in about 3 minutes and will have a lot of question and in a state of confusion.
That's why I'm going to show myself to them immediately so that they can ask me question immediately. Of course, if they started to get violent, I will be blasting them with my makeshift laser sniper from point blank.
I can visualize all the question that they have. So, I have all the answer that they might need. I will not be saying the entire truth, but I will be saying what I want them to hear and force them to believe that it is the truth.
Seconds passes and turns into minutes... Before eventually, the time of them regaining consciousness arrives. The moment the clock turn 0... Both siblings immediately open their eyes and look around the pod, confused...
However, realizing that they're being healed side to side, they doesn't seem to be too tense. Which is nice to see...
I make my way into their vision and immediately drain the healing liquid. They put away their tube and then looked at me.
I unlock their pod and they naturally stepped out of their pod and looked wary of their surrounding. The lady, immediately asked me, with an interrogating tone. "Who are you and where are we?"
"First of all, calm down. I am Noah Aldridge and I am the Captain of this ship. Do you two remember what happened to you?" In order to make it easier for me to manipulate them... I need them to remember the thing that happened to them.
The Man, nodded and immediately take control of the conversation. Seemingly not wanting his sister to speak the wrong thing... Which is easy for me to understand.
"Yes, I remember what had happened... We overused the energy of our ship against the Space Worm and then unable to stop his follow up attack... I remember saving you, Thea from the attack... But it seems like you are still hit by the whiplash."
"Oh yeah... I remember it now... I'm sorry for my aggression just now." Because the Brother immediately take control of the conversation, it makes his sister loses that aggression and actually apologize to me and take a more soft notes when talking...
"I'm glad you guys didn't lose any of your memories... Anyway, I managed to detect your distressed signal and in turn, are able to come there in time and save you both. However, upon reaching and saving you two, there's no more sign of survivor." I explained that part to them and did not elaborate anymore. Forcing them to take that fact straight.
"Thank you for saving us, Captain Noah... For starter, I should introduce myself properly. I am the Captain and Commander of the Abyssal Null Knight of the Mother Nihility. Victor Kaizen."
"And I am the vice captain of the Abyssal Null Knight. My name is Thea Kaizen. Thank you for saving us indeed, Captain Noah."
They are indeed a sibling and they thanked me for saving them... There doesn't seem to be much question in their head, which is suspicious to me... So, I decided to bait them around.
"No need to thank me. Beside, I feel like you two have a lot more question to ask, right? I am willing to answer you if necessary."
Vice Captain Thea immediately raised her hand and immediately asked me "If you said so, then I should ask you this... Where are you taking us now?"
"I have already planned myself to go to Mother Nihility to make a visit. We should reach Mother Nihility in a matter of a few days... Is something the matter?"
Then, Captain Victor face turns sour. Followed by Vice Captain Thea turning a bit sour as well... I don't know why, but it doesn't look good for me...
Captain Victor then explain the situation to me "Well, it's going to be hard for us to go back to Mother Nihility, since we have failed to drive away the Space Worm..."
"... Huh? Aren't you guys... Strong? Should you guys have a little bit of leeway?"
"That's what most people thought. But, it's not true... Being an Abyssal Null Knight, Failure is not an option. Once you failed, you are no longer an Abyssal Null Knight. Basically, we have died upon failing to drive away the worm..." Captain Victor explained... Which shook me a lot.
I know that Mother Nihility is a harsh place... Not to the extent of this though... They're basically the spearhead of the strongest legion of the Mother Nihility... To be thrown away this easily... Is definitely not something I expect...
Since Mother Nihility is not easily accessible anymore... I need to go away from that area and change direction...
"Then, what do you want to do now? Since you guys are practically dead in Mother Nihility, what do you want to do? I am willing to accept you into my crew since I didn't really have any crew other than myself..."
"Huh?" Captain Victor was dumbfounded when he heard me.
Vice Captain Thea also looked confused when she heard me said that there's only me in this ship. Then she said "With a ship... This big? You are alone?! How could you maintain a ship this big alone?" She recognize that my ship is pretty big since the Medical Station is quite big.
"I have my own way on doing stuff. Okay? Anyway. What's the answer to my offer?" I mean, it should be obvious what their answer should be. Since, there's no reason for them to reject my offer since they have no where to go now...
"I will join your crew of course... There's... Nothing that I can do to get my position back in Mother Nihility... The only way to properly survive now is to go where you go." Victor stated.
Then, I looked at Thea and she sat on the bed and I can see that she's thinking hard about it. I know what her answer would be, but her being sentimental means that she really cares about what she did earlier...
"Well... Captain Noah Aldridge. I will join your crew." There's a certain determination I can feel from her...
It seems like, she is putting her past away and properly embrace the present...
"Well then... Welcome to my ship then."
And with that, I easily gain 2 strong people to help me survive in space...